WINNER! Canon PowerShot SX500 IS, Worth $449

We have our winner in the fantastic Canon PowerShot SX500 IS holiday competition worth $449 - Leila Backer of Woollahra, NSW. Her photo of a polar bear was judged by a panel to be the best of hundreds of excellent summer holiday photographs submitted. 

Her prize is the Canon PowerShot SX 500 IS which is the world’s lightest 30x zoom camera, and the newest addition to its renowned Super Zoom compact range. 

(You can check out our Canon PowerShot review). 

The PowerShot SX500 IS enables users to shoot photographs from wide angle through to an extensive 30x optical zoom, and the perfect companion for anyone demanding renowned ‘Canon quality’ and a highly versatile zoom range in an ultra-compact, lightweight body. 

The 2nd prize has gone to Rochelle Costello of NSW - she's won a Natio Ageless Connection travel pack worth $125. 

The 3rd prize has been won by Peter Petros of Victoria and he's won a copy of the 4WD Survival Guide by John Basham with an RRP of $29.95. 

We've also added a fourth mystery consolation prize because of the sheer number of good entries and Rita Pelle of NSW will receive her goodies next week. 

We'll post the top photographs in the next few days on the UltimateTravelMagazine.com Facebook page so stay tuned.